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Amazon to Pay Full College Tuition for Its Front-Line Employees as Part of $1.2 Billion Investment in <\/b>Education and Skills Training for U.S. Workforce<\/b><\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s more than 750,000 operations employees in the U.S. are eligible for fully funded college tuition, <\/i>including cost of classes, books, and fees<\/i><\/p>\n

Company adds three new skills training programs for employees to help them transition into jobs as data center technology technicians, IT engineers, and user experience designers\u2014Amazon employees now have access to nine education <\/i>and skills training programs, all 100% funded by the company<\/i><\/p>\n

The Amazon-Gallup American Upskilling Study<\/a> finds that 70% of American workers would switch to a <\/i>new job if offered free skills training opportunities<\/i><\/p>\n

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced<\/a> plans to expand the education and skills training benefits it offers to its U.S. employees with a total investment of $1.2 billion by 2025. Through its popular Career Choice program, the company will fund full college tuition, as well as high school diplomas, GEDs, and English as a Second Language (ESL) proficiency certifications for its front-line employees\u2014including those who have been at the company for just three months. Amazon is also adding three new education programs to provide employees with the opportunity to learn skills within data center maintenance and technology, IT, and user experience and research design.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAmazon is now the largest job creator in the U.S., and we know that investing in free skills training for our teams can have a huge impact for hundreds of thousands of families across the country. We launched Career Choice almost ten years ago to help remove the biggest barriers to continuing education\u2014time and money\u2014and we are now expanding it even further to pay full tuition and add several new fields of study,\u201d said Dave Clark, CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon. \u201cThis new investment builds on years of experience supporting employees in growing their careers, including some unique initiatives like building more than 110 on-site classrooms for our employees in Amazon fulfillment centers across 37 states. Today, over 50,000 Amazon employees around the world have already participated in Career Choice and we\u2019ve seen first-hand how it can transform their lives.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nStarting in January, Amazon front-line employees will have access to even more education benefits through Career Choice:\n<\/p>\n